lithotrite
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of lithotrite
1830–40; back formation from lithotrity; see -ite 1
Example Sentences
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Other inventions: a combination cystoscope and radium applicator for treating tumors of the bladder; a special type of lithotrite, an instrument for crushing stones in the bladder.
From Time Magazine Archive
If the stone is too large to be extracted through the urethra, it may be broken down with the lithotrite and extracted piecemeal with the forceps.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
The lithotrite has two blades, a “male” and a “female,” the latter fenestrated, the former solid with its surface notched.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
But it is well known that they sometimes defy all lithotrite instruments, and compel us to have recourse to the knife.
From On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment by Bourguignon, Honor?
Care must be taken not to catch the bladder-wall with the lithotrite.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" by Various
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